2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 1 29 21 0.72 0 29.00 21.00
1 Oklahoma 2 60 43 0.72 0 30.00 21.50
1 Michigan State 1 24 29 1.21 0 24.00 29.00
1 Wisconsin 2 50 67 1.34 0 25.00 33.50
1 LSU 2 51 80 1.57 0 25.50 40.00
1 Florida State 1 28 43 1.54 0 28.00 43.00
1 South Carolina 1 29 46 1.59 0 29.00 46.00
1 SMU 1 27 53 1.96 0 27.00 53.00
1 Michigan 2 61 129 2.11 0 30.50 64.50
1 Arizona 1 29 67 2.31 0 29.00 67.00
1 Ohio State 1 34 68 2.00 0 34.00 68.00
1 Auburn 2 75 137 1.83 0 37.50 68.50
1 Vanderbilt 2 45 151 3.36 0 22.50 75.50
1 Clemson 1 32 78 2.44 0 32.00 78.00
1 Minnesota 2 62 160 2.58 0 31.00 80.00
1 Alabama 1 32 93 2.91 0 32.00 93.00
1 Penn State 2 70 219 3.13 0 35.00 109.50
1 Nebraska 1 36 113 3.14 0 36.00 113.00
1 Illinois 1 34 113 3.32 0 34.00 113.00
1 Mississippi State 2 62 227 3.66 0 31.00 113.50
1 Colorado 2 71 249 3.51 0 35.50 124.50
1 Florida 1 29 128 4.41 0 29.00 128.00
1 Ole Miss 3 108 484 4.48 0 36.00 161.33
1 Oklahoma State 1 43 205 4.77 0 43.00 205.00
25 Iowa 1 27 26 0.96 1 27.00 26.00
25 Kansas 1 29 37 1.28 1 29.00 37.00
25 Georgia 2 48 117 2.44 1 24.00 58.50
25 Texas Tech 1 34 63 1.85 1 34.00 63.00
25 Miami (FL) 2 55 133 2.42 1 27.50 66.50
25 Missouri 2 38 136 3.58 1 19.00 68.00
25 Virginia 1 30 91 3.03 1 30.00 91.00
25 Wake Forest 2 72 225 3.13 1 36.00 112.50
25 California 2 58 228 3.93 1 29.00 114.00
25 Arizona State 1 42 119 2.83 1 42.00 119.00
25 BYU 1 35 119 3.40 1 35.00 119.00
25 Utah 1 34 121 3.56 1 34.00 121.00
25 Maryland 2 80 257 3.21 1 40.00 128.50
25 Northwestern 3 106 447 4.22 1 35.33 149.00
25 Iowa State 1 40 160 4.00 1 40.00 160.00
25 UCF 1 39 165 4.23 1 39.00 165.00
25 Houston 1 53 177 3.34 1 53.00 177.00
25 West Virginia 1 48 182 3.79 1 48.00 182.00
25 Georgia Tech 1 44 184 4.18 1 44.00 184.00
44 Tennessee 2 49 50 1.02 2 24.50 25.00
44 Texas 3 78 162 2.08 2 26.00 54.00
44 Washington 2 55 143 2.60 2 27.50 71.50
44 Kentucky 2 59 190 3.22 2 29.50 95.00
44 Notre Dame 2 79 306 3.87 2 39.50 153.00
44 Indiana 2 55 307 5.58 2 27.50 153.50
44 Oregon 1 35 186 5.31 2 35.00 186.00
44 Kansas State 1 70 237 3.39 2 70.00 237.00
52 Pittsburgh 3 119 287 2.41 3 39.67 95.67
52 NC State 3 104 322 3.10 3 34.67 107.33
52 Boston College 2 56 252 4.50 3 28.00 126.00
52 Rutgers 2 53 318 6.00 3 26.50 159.00
52 Louisville 3 116 485 4.18 3 38.67 161.67
52 Cincinnati 2 85 339 3.99 3 42.50 169.50
52 USC 3 106 513 4.84 3 35.33 171.00
59 Toledo 9 312 654 2.10 4 34.67 72.67
59 Stanford 3 76 334 4.39 4 25.33 111.33
59 UCLA 2 78 446 5.72 4 39.00 223.00
59 Virginia Tech 1 40 250 6.25 4 40.00 250.00
63 James Madison 10 302 683 2.26 5 30.20 68.30
63 Texas A&M 3 107 417 3.90 5 35.67 139.00
63 Duke 2 68 312 4.59 5 34.00 156.00
63 Purdue 2 79 370 4.68 5 39.50 185.00
67 Washington State 7 208 794 3.82 7 29.71 113.43
67 East Carolina 9 298 1162 3.90 7 33.11 129.11
67 Fresno State 10 323 1357 4.20 7 32.30 135.70
67 Central Michigan 9 303 1240 4.09 7 33.67 137.78
67 Oregon State 4 137 688 5.02 7 34.25 172.00
67 Arkansas 3 123 653 5.31 7 41.00 217.67
67 Syracuse 2 58 471 8.12 7 29.00 235.50
74 San Diego State 10 363 1431 3.94 8 36.30 143.10
74 Wyoming 9 338 1462 4.33 8 37.56 162.44
76 New Mexico 9 317 930 2.93 9 35.22 103.33
76 Louisiana Tech 10 299 1338 4.47 9 29.90 133.80
76 Miami (OH) 11 389 1494 3.84 9 35.36 135.82
76 Ohio 9 302 1237 4.10 9 33.56 137.44
80 Old Dominion 10 367 1209 3.29 10 36.70 120.90
80 Western Michigan 11 365 1420 3.89 10 33.18 129.09
80 Kent State 8 322 1220 3.79 10 40.25 152.50
80 New Mexico State 10 377 1718 4.56 10 37.70 171.80
84 Tulane 10 353 1109 3.14 11 35.30 110.90
84 Hawaii 9 292 1195 4.09 11 32.44 132.78
86 Middle Tennessee State 10 362 1414 3.91 12 36.20 141.40
86 Akron 10 362 1451 4.01 12 36.20 145.10
88 Bowling Green 9 323 1406 4.35 13 35.89 156.22
89 Utah State 9 332 1535 4.62 14 36.89 170.56
89 UTEP 10 400 1732 4.33 14 40.00 173.20
89 Western Kentucky 11 392 2016 5.14 14 35.64 183.27
92 USF 10 393 1460 3.72 15 39.30 146.00
92 UTSA 11 408 1804 4.42 15 37.09 164.00
92 Buffalo 10 434 1729 3.98 15 43.40 172.90
92 Ball State 9 355 1697 4.78 15 39.44 188.56
92 Coastal Carolina 10 422 2178 5.16 15 42.20 217.80
97 Missouri State 10 340 1522 4.48 16 34.00 152.20
97 Army 11 383 1725 4.50 16 34.82 156.82
99 Memphis 10 358 1308 3.65 17 35.80 130.80
99 Arkansas State 10 399 1589 3.98 17 39.90 158.90
99 Northern Illinois 9 376 1760 4.68 17 41.78 195.56
99 Georgia State 9 375 1793 4.78 17 41.67 199.22
103 Marshall 10 387 1537 3.97 18 38.70 153.70
103 Louisiana-Monroe 9 354 1412 3.99 18 39.33 156.89
103 FIU 11 385 1787 4.64 18 35.00 162.45
106 Delaware 10 340 1483 4.36 19 34.00 148.30
106 Nevada 10 353 1514 4.29 19 35.30 151.40
106 Navy 11 392 1680 4.29 19 35.64 152.73
106 South Alabama 10 365 1757 4.81 19 36.50 175.70
106 Louisiana 11 428 1953 4.56 19 38.91 177.55
106 Temple 9 373 1751 4.69 19 41.44 194.56
112 San Jose State 9 368 1551 4.21 20 40.89 172.33
112 Kennesaw State 11 432 2062 4.77 20 39.27 187.45
112 Troy 12 489 2290 4.68 20 40.75 190.83
112 Tulsa 9 402 1815 4.51 20 44.67 201.67
116 Appalachian State 11 411 1836 4.47 21 37.36 166.91
116 UNLV 12 421 2151 5.11 21 35.08 179.25
116 Eastern Michigan 10 414 2302 5.56 21 41.40 230.20
119 Jacksonville State 12 434 1820 4.19 22 36.17 151.67
119 Rice 11 388 1824 4.70 22 35.27 165.82
119 Boise State 12 408 2025 4.96 22 34.00 168.75
119 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
123 Texas State 11 421 1771 4.21 23 38.27 161.00
123 Charlotte 9 386 2015 5.22 23 42.89 223.89
123 Massachusetts 9 410 2106 5.14 23 45.56 234.00
126 Colorado State 9 373 1955 5.24 24 41.44 217.22
126 Connecticut 9 396 2062 5.21 24 44.00 229.11
128 UAB 10 411 1856 4.52 25 41.10 185.60
129 Southern Miss 11 460 1896 4.12 26 41.82 172.36
130 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
130 Sam Houston State 10 380 2039 5.37 27 38.00 203.90
130 North Texas 12 553 2925 5.29 27 46.08 243.75
133 Georgia Southern 11 437 2417 5.53 30 39.73 219.73
134 Florida Atlantic 10 448 2235 4.99 35 44.80 223.50